Insurgent Attacks Kill Eight Iraqis

In the deadliest incident, a car bomb exploded next to a restaurant in eastern Baghdad, killing at least four civilians and wounding more than 20 others.

A roadside bombing in the southern Baghdad neighborhood of Dora killed three Iraqi soldiers and wounded several others; while in the southern city of Basra, gunmen killed the director of traffic police as he was driving to work.

The U.S. military also announced the death of two Marines from "enemy action" Thursday in Anbar province.